The Congo Lion

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(01-26-2019, 01:53 PM)Charan Singh Wrote: Impressive young Lion  specimen looks around 3-4 year old and size is massive. 
Never understand what pleasure hunting gives to humans.

Not necessarily... This one could've been an prime adult. That kind of mane in normal for these lions.

(01-04-2019, 11:03 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: As per Bertola et al. (https://www.nature.com/articles/srep3080..._evolution), Congolese and Central African lions are divided into 2 genetic groups or subspecies, one of which includes the Asiatic and Barbary lions: 

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...The Northern lion subspecies is the one that includes Barbary and Asiatic lions, whereas the Southern lion subspecies includes Cape and Kruger lions from South Africa. You may notice from the 1st and 4th maps that the northern and southern subspecies overlap in Ethiopia or Northeast Africa.

So "Congo lions" are the "Central African lions"is same thing right?... The lions recently seen in Gabon's jungle too? @Lycaon

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